Integral Molecular to advance vaccine discovery with NIH contract for $5.5 million

PHILADELPHIA – The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded Integral Molecular a contract (75N93019C00073) which will provide up to $5.5M over the next five years to define antibody responses to pathogenic viruses including Zika, Marburg and equine encephalitis viruses (EEV), aiding the discovery of vaccines and therapeutics against these currently untreatable…

Alzheimer’s Association funds expansion of aging study in longest running birth cohort

The Alzheimer’s Association and University College London (UCL) are partnering to study brain aging and dementia in 500 individuals whose health and health-related behaviors have been documented since birth. A $7 million grant from the Alzheimer’s Association will allow researchers to more accurately detect the influence of both genetics and behaviors on dementia risk across…

Research explores impact of racial discrimination on dating websites for gay, bisexual men

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Race-based discrimination and stereotypes are ubiquitous in the online communities and mobile apps that gay and bisexual men use to search for sexual and romantic partners, research indicates. But because racialized sexual discrimination – also called sexual racism – is a relatively new area of study, researchers currently don’t have a tool…